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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
The Country School and the Farmers Boy.
American Agriculturist


The country school is pre-em inently
the farm er's school. In it the great ma
jority of the farmers Of to day receive
their education, and in it the great ma.
iority of those of the next generation
will receive the whole of their educa-
ton.
Is the country school doing what il
should for the farmers boy? It is giving
to the boy who will remain en- the farm
that kind of an education which will be
the best preparation for life's work?
What is an education for? Why should
boy spend so much time In the school
room? The purpose of boys education
is to fit him for his work, whatever that
may be. The education given in q
country school ought then to fit the boy
to be a successful farmer, for that is to
be the profession of most country school
boys.
What education does the farmers pro-
fession demand? The ability to read
write and understand the English Ian
guage and to make readily all the ordiu-
arg numerical calculations connected
with his husiness-t is all, some say
that farmer needs, and this is practical
ly all that many of the schools supply.
But is this enough? Shall we set the
standard of education for the farmer at
the very lowest notch? Shall we in this
way say that the poorest education is
sufficient for the farmer? We certainly
do not think that farming is the occupa-
ton for which the poorest education is
sufficient. Give the boy opportunity to
become acquainted with the things
around him. Put the study of soils,
plants, animals, etc., into your schools.
Ask your school teachers to give instruc-
tions of this kind. Demand of them
that they know enough to give such in
structions in the right way. If you will
demand only the best of teachers for
your children, you can have these things
taught to them; but if you are willing to
take, year after year, the young and
poorly prepared teachers, the work will
not and can not be done. You will have
to pay roundly for such efficient teachers
hut will it not be the best economy in
the long run, for are they not to instruct
your children for their whole life's work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
Bowling D0wny to Realty

sThis thing of bowling down to royalty
is something horrible to my mind" said
Digglns.
$50 it is to mine, TOO" replied Sprig-
gins.
sit is great thing that there amt any
of it in this country"
But there is the greatest kind of
monarch worship hare"
There is not"
go to, go to-" said Srriggins. 'Did'nt
/ pay something over eleven dollars for
the privilege of looking at three kings
that Sam Carter held the other EVENING"
aud DIggins went to.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
A Little Deaf.
Vouthto C1r~-o MON

A gentleman, who is somewhat deaf, Is
the owner of dog which has become the
terror of the neighborhood. The otner
day he was accosted by friend, VINO
said: "Good morning, Mr. 81 Your
wife made us very pleasant cali last
evening"
81 am very sorry" came the startling
ren}v. ssI,u see that it doesn't occur
again. for I intend to keek her chained
up after this"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
No Disguise Needed.

Nav York Mail and Express.
First Burglar 1.-TWO days after an i'm
portant robbery )-Aren't you afraid to
seen on the streets? You are suspected,
and the police are looking for You. Why
don't you disguise yourself?
Second Burglar-Don't need to. The
World printed my portrait this morning
ana no one will recognize me.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
BORROWED BRIEFS.

1
| itor's.
The crab is very grasping crea-
| ture.
In favor of protection-the old maid.
The game of SOLITAIRE is an deal
game.
The rivers which run smoothest ara
those with the most springs.
Stands to reason-the gentleman who
has the floor.
Making extremes meet-curing head
ache with cocktail.
1T is better to rise with the lark than
with the bent pin.
A fast man Is usually slow when it comes
to paying his debts.
The man who propels a wbealb.-rov
sees his work ahead of him all the
| time.
The livery horse is not so much CT
a charger as the chap that rams the
stable.
The Romans seemed to realize how OH
stinate woman could be, when thew
| called her muller.
There is less originality in profanity
than in saying anything else. tits as old
as sin.
If friends ask you to discover their
faults beware, or you will discover you
have no friends.
1t seems emine ntly proper that the dis
penser of alcoholic Joy should swear by
| the great horn spoon.
| Pope was mistaken when he said worth
makes the man. Worth makes the wo-
man!
In one respek er dog is mighty like er
man. De mo- sense he's got de bigger
raskil he is.
Thirty-six Vassar girls have been made
bachelors OF arts. A bachelor of arts is
maid of wisdom.
In making purchasesif man does not
pay down Immediately he is expected to
pay up soon.
Even fishermen who wouldn't steal are
always ready to hook something. if they
get 9 chance.
Flippancy is spurious form of wit
that is frequently made to do service for
the real article in this country.
In this country men are called heather
If they worship the jug. In India they
are heather if they worship the Jugg'er-
not.
The parents of pair of Boston twins
named one Stimuli and the other Taneous,
because they were born at the same time.
The knights of Labor have somsthing
to labor for at last. 1t is harmony, and
hard work they have to get and keep it.
Among the impossibilities may be
mentioned an ng'y baby.
The dried goldfish is the only animal
that wears its shirt open in the back
Canada boasts of printer 1O3 years
old. He remembers having seen clean
Office towel when he was boy.
If you realize what a high time you
will have on the fourth of July, accom-
pany some of your friends VINO make a
balloon ascension.
Fred-there's James HA--' = ----;--s
lawyer ISM ne!
Ned-Yes, he goes story higher up
the block every day.
The English can't see an thing counter
felt in Buffalo Bill. He's a bill that
readily passes in the best classes of Eng
fish society.
Cincinnati has a secret society for
providing poor girls with pretty dresses,
but what Cincinnati most needs is society
for providing pretty dresses with pretty
girls.
Young man Ito messenger boy)-"What
did she say when you gave her the flow
ers?" Messenger boy-"She asked the
young Teller who was sittin' on the porch
if he didn't want some for a button-hOle
bouquet"
Oh, little girls, always practice economy
Even your slate pencils, save them up
with care,
For some day when you no longer need
them to do sums with,
You can use them heated to curl your
soft golden hair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
a Smart Travelling Man.
Merchant Traveller.

"Thatll be thirty-fve CENTS" said the
telegraph operator to the travelling man
who had just sent message.
do you want it right awsy?"
"Certainly. Cash is the rule here.
Didn't you know that?"
'Can't say I did. It has has always
been my impression that telegraph mes
sages went through ON tick"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30

'Ah, this is living" exclaimed an East
ern man, inhaling the fresh air of Color
ado, Don't people last forever and a
day out heref" he asked Of a resident.
'Well don't know about the forever part
of it: but I've seen consumption last a
day." replied the latter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
COFFEE FANCIEs.

on top until Drowned. The oven should
be hot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
Bogus Butter Easily Detected.

c. E. Fruwith, of Vienna, Austria.
writes to the Country Gentleman: good
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
CHOICE RECIPES.
PINEAPPLE FRITTERS

One pint milk, one pint flour, three
eggs, a little salt, one teaspoonful baking
powder; add one pint or less pineapple
cut into small pieces. Beat the eggs well
add part of the milk and salt, then the
-four and milk alternately; cook immed-
lately, by dropping in by the spoonful
into hot lard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
VEGETABLE SOUP.

Four onions, three turnips, four car
rots, one small head of cabbage, one pint
of butter beans, and a bunch of sweet
herbs. Boil until done, add quart of
soup stock, take two tablespoonfuls but
ter and one of flour, beat to cream
pepper and salt to taste; add spoonful
sugar. Served with fried bread chips.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30

Cut cold boiled potatoes in slices a
third of an inch thick. Dip them in
melted butter and fine bread crumbs.
Place In a double broiler and broil over
FIRE thai is not too hot. Garnish with
parsley and serve on a hot dish; or sea-
son with salt and pepper, toast till deli
cate brown, arrange on hot dish and
season with butter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
DECLARED A DRAW.
lone Hundred Rounds in Two and One.
Hal Hours for $4,000 Diamond
Belt
BosToN, Dec. 10.

DosToN, Dec. IL.
A private dispatch from Richard X. Fo,
of New York, says: The great internationa
prize fight for the Police Gazette Diamont
near Rouen, France.
kilrain had the best of it all through tn,
one hundred and six rounds. The fight wa
stopped and declared draw. The time wa
J two hours and thrty-six minutes.
T. His backer will match the champion, Kill
rain, against any man in the world for $40,
poo a side.
Just before the call of time Smith Offered
ITO bet kilrain 400 to 200 pounds on himself
EChas. Mitchell had just taken similar offel
ffrom Dublin sport. Subsequent betting
! twas seven to two on Smith.
LONDON, Dee. 10.
The international contest between Jake
tkilrain of Baltimore and Jem Smith of Eng
! fland, for the diamond belt and championship
: of the world, took place on an island in thu
list Pierre river, France, today. in the pres
] fence of about 100 persons.
There was no police interference G. W
! Atkinson, the referee, performed his dutie:
+ with satisfaction. Smith was seconded by
d he'd by Jem Howes and Dick Roberts. Kill
rain was seconded by Charley Mitchell and
&Ned Donelly, attended by Charley Rowell
GFeming and Harding were the time-kepers
fand Umpires. The fight was remarkable
FLOR the persistent wrestling. In the 4tl
Eround, Smith was knocked nearly silly by q
fterritic smack on the ear Though Smith
chad the worst falls, he fought splendidly
land under great difficulties and was as fresl
Eas kilrain, when darkness stopped the fight
/ at AS. One hundred and six rounds were
thought, lasting two hours and half.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
MAINE DISPATCHES.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
At Vinalhaven Pass Resolutions of Res
pect to Gov Bodwen as the Devoted
Friend OF the Working Man.

RocKLAsD, Dec. 10.
The following resolutions were passed b
3the Rockbound Assembly, Knights of Labo
|at Vinalhayen and are most significant an,
Interesting as the members of that organiza
Itlon, almost without exception, are employe
3of the Bodwell Granite Company.
Resolved, That~sge profoundly mourn III,
Sudden and untimely death of Hon. JOSEPH
IR- Bodwell late governor of the State o
Maine, who for third of a century ha
been so prominently identified with the busi
ness and progressive enterprise of the Stat.
1Df Maine and especially this town.
Resolved, i hat in his death we deplor,
HE loss of an honest employer whose sim
|plicity of character endeared him to the
poorest, one who was ever ready to listen t.
and redress the grievances of his employe.
Ta7 was evidenced by agreements entered
INTO between himself and this assembly.
Resolved, That his official acts, the sign
lng of all bills passed in the interests of til,
people of the State while in the
l'overnors chair have enshrned his memor,
II the heart of every true reformer In the
State.
Resolved, That as fitting te-.s:ony to
he memory of our late employer. aud to
show in our humble way some appreciation
II the services he has rendered to the caus.
Of labor, that we send one of our number IL
represent this assembly at the funeral ano
that II oral tribnte be offered as fitting trlt.
ute of our sorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
SOUTH GARDINER.

Mr.. Miles Maloney, who has been at sea,
returned home Saturday evening from trip
Ito Beaufort, s. c.
Mr.. Fred Savage and wife have gone 10
Boston.
Mr.. Ed Morang has hired the Stephen
Pollard house and has moved into il.
Mr.. Leighton will move to Smithtown to
keep boarding house this winter.
While Frank Worburton was out cunning
Tuesday forenoon he picked dandelion in
full bloom.
One day last week Greenleaf Lawrence
pounded one of his hands with maui quite
badly
While Ed. Morang and Thomas Jordan
we're pling wood for Lawrence Bros, last
"Wednesday, they saw a beautiful golden
butterfly fly across the road. Quite . curl
Iosity.
At regular meeting Of Hildreth post, @.
A. r., held Dec. 9th, the following ON GERS
we're elected for the ensuing year:
Commander--C. L. Austin.
s. v. C.-E. NJ. Tobey.
J. v. C.--L. G. Potter.
q. NC. r. Brown.
Surgeon--C. NJ. johnson.
Chaplain--S. l.. Blanchard.
y. III. Y. Burgess.
o. G.--R. y. Sawyer.
Delegate to State Encampment--C. y.
Brown
Alternate--K. o. Sawyer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
|The Call Issued Names Juue s at Indian
apoiS.
The Purposes of the Party Defined and
Its Plans Unfolded

CHICAGO, Dec 19.
Samuel Dickie. chairman of the Nationa
Prohibition committee. issued call for q
iational prohibition convention at Indian
apolis June 6, TO nominate candidates for
president and vice president and transact
other business. The call says .'All citizens
who believe the traffic of intoxicating drinks
Is national disgrace and a national scourge.
destitute of a wealth producing power. Ii
robs labor, destroys capital, debauches so
ciety, corrupts politics, dehes restraint,
breeds lawlessness, fosters anarchy seeks al
ready to an alarming extent, and does mani
pulate in municipal, state and national gov
ernment. threatens the safety of homes and
perpetuity of institutions, and should be forev-
Ter prohibited. That TO abolish saloons, will iIl
1a great measure abolish poverty and assist it
solving the labor question, purify politics
add to the solidity of our institutions, who
are convinced that this desirable reform
Sneeds for consummation the responsible
Eagency of political party, clearly commit
: ed thereto as matter of expediency, whOl
Efavors the general progressive system oil
popular education, who would amend election
laws to secure greater purity of ballot, whoI
will stand for free ballot and a faiI|
count, for both the white man of the
north and the black man of the south
Iwho favors protection to American labor, andI
Zthe American laborer, who would foster ourj
agricultural pursuits, who believe that the
ballot in the hands of women would be the
death knell to the liquor trade, in short, all
Ecitizens. however they may differ on other
questions, who are agreed on the wisdom3
Eand necessity of separate political action to
secure the overthrow of the rum power, are
requested to unite under this call, and send
Republican delegates to the Natonl con-
(vention at Indianapolis"
The basis of representation provides that
Eeach state may send twice as many delegates
Eas they have Representatives in the National
senate and house. 1t is urged that fair
proportion of the ladies be sent as delegates
land it is advised that additional delegates
known provisional delegates be selected
|in each state territory and District of Co
|lumba, on the basis of one delegate to each
1000 prohibition votes or the major portion
thereof, cast at the last general election
Ihe convention is to admit these in case the
membership is not sufficiently numerous
without them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
lmpo,ta Decision Affecting Portland
People.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.
Among the cases decided by the Supreme
court today was that of Jane 5. Robinson,
Individually and executrix against the
Female orphan Asylum, Widows Wood So
Hciety aud the Home for Aged Women, all of
Portland. Me. The case arises out OF
3con,est over the last will aud testament ef
1Hobert !. Robinson, deceased. The court
satiirms the decree of the court below, which
]aeid that the widow was entitled to only the
Income of the estate of her late husband dur
ling natural life, that the fourth subdivision
If the last will and testament of the testator
is operative and valid, and was so at the
Lime the will took effect. That the deten-
liant corporations acquired by virtue thereof
3the right from and after death of the widow
1go the perpetual income of said estate.
The opinion was by Justice Matthews.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
SNOW BLOCKADE
Trains Delayed and Derailed on the Je,
sey Central

EAsToS, Pa, Dec. 10.
The snow storm of Saturday night cause,
the greatest blockade of the railroads sine
lss2. By six O'Clock the Lehigh Vale,
road was blocked with trains from Easton I.
IReddington. The snow was two feet deel
on level, and from three to five feet in tn,
Elrifts.
Ten coal trains are blocked on the Sus
|quehanna road between here and Allentown
Three locomotives, coupled together, started
from Hampton, n. j., to open the Jerse,
Central road, and jumped the track after GO
|ing few miles.
Three passenger, eight freight and twenty
|coal trains were blocked on the Morris /
Essex road. between Hackettstown, n. j.,
|And Washington, n. j., from Saturday eve
|ning to Sunday noon.
At Summeryille the snow is six feet deep.
At Perth Amboy it is eight feet deep with
drifts fifteen feet deep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20

Stephen Kavanangh and Edward O'Neil I
Rockland, obstructing an officer; George A
Lynde, Charles Clark and Edward W. NJ,
lntyre. all of RocklAnd, each three indie
ments, common nuisance, common seller
and drinking house and tippling shop; Wi
liam Crowley, Rockland. common seller an
common nuisance; Alphonso P. wentwortl
Appleton. common seller, drinking hous
and tippling shop.
Charles W. Boothby, . prominent citizel
Of Saco. who has been engaged in the tailor
ing business here for forty years, died Sun
day. aged 65 years. He was a prominen
Odd Fellow and was treasurer of the Meth
odist church. A widow and five childrei
survive him.
Orlando Currier was nominated for post
master at Hallowell. Monday. Mary +
W ithee has been commissioned postmaster a
Dover South Mills, and Daniel W. Smith a
Whiting
Joseph Kidd { Sons, proprieters of a gen
eral store at Dublin, Ont, have failed; liza
biliiies sl5o.O00.
Steamer Towerhill arrived at New Yorl
Monday. from London, bringing the crew
and passengers of the schooner Joe Hooker
Capt. Jordan, Boston for Barbados. The
schooner was in a sinking condition.
The schooner Lamoino, of Boston, Capt
Parker, from Wilmington, was wrecked a,
Ieremie, Hayti, Dec. End. The crew wa.
lashed in the rigging for fourteen hours, bu,
was finally saved by people of the shore and
on the direction of the American consul
The Lamoino was 246 tons, and built in
Bucksport in 1870.
The Maine State Grange has designated
Frederick Robie, Nelson Ham, ID. W. Thing.
Rufus Prince and S. b. Gunison to represent
that organization at the obsequies of the late
Gov. Bodwell, at Augusta, Tuesday
Newt Vorce has been tracked to a dug out
ION the Robinson ranch, about twelve miles
from Deer Trail, near Denver, Colorado,
where he is still holding the men at bay, who
|are attempting his arrest. Another man lost
his life, making two killed and one injured
since the first attempt was made to arrest
|Vorce, and the desperate is not yet captured.
Correspondence, sheet published at
Vienna on Monday, asserts that it has re-
|ceived another cypher dispatch stating ano,h-
Ter attempt has been made On the life of the
Tsar and that the Tsar was wounded. Ii
3also says that a revolutionary army move
5ment has broken out in St. Petersburg.
The following Maine pensions were grant
led Monday Ayras, father of James D
Haynes, Bowdoinham; Adolphus S. Craw
ford, Oldtown; Horatio A. Hodge, North
|Dixmont; Elias Pullen, North Chesterville i
Patrick W. Doyle, National Military Home Il
|Sabin A. Hardison, Sullivan; Milton Knee
land, Presque Isle; Marcellus Turner, Bur
.lington.
A destructive cyclone visited the Arm
strong Academy, Indian Territory, Fort
Wachita and Green, early Saturday morn
ing, causing great destruction of property
and loss of life. Five persons were killed.
'and a number injured Half of the houses
tin Fort Wachita are in ruins. At Green,
which is small village, the damage is very
great. Seventeen buildings were blown
away and many cattle and other stock killed
The storm lasted but six minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
Gardiner 6 Representation.
Especial to the Kennebec journal.

Especial to the kennebec Journal.
GARDINER, Dec. If.
At joint special meeting of the city gov
|ernment of Gardiner, action was taken in re
|lation to the funeral of Gov. Bodweii. IN
Following joint special committee was ap
pointed to represent the city at the publi
services Tuesday, consisting of Mayor job
|W. Berry, Aldermen, Weston Lewis A b
Booker, W. II. Moore; Councilmen, Il. +
Little, Gustavus Moore, E.. G. Lewis, +. Z
Wells and S. w. Cults.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
SNOW-BOUND.
Thirty-One Trains Detained on one Road
Beside Many More on Other Pennsyl
vania Railroads.

EAsToN. Pa, Dec. 10.
Twenty coal, eight freight and three pas
ssanger trains on the Morris & Essex railroad
bare snow bound near Hackettstown by the
ssnow storm of Saturday night,
Five coal trains were detained for severa
3hours on the Belvidere & Delaware rail
lroad.
The Delaware & Hudson and Jersey City
[are blocked with trains between Easton an,
Bethlehem.
The newspaper train on the Jersey Centra
swas at stan,istill this forenoon in Il snow
4.rift near Asbury, \. j.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
THE YORK CLUB
And the Citizens of Biddeford Pas.
in Honor OF Gov Boiwell

BIDDEFoEp, Dec. 10
The York Club to night passed resolution
upon the death of Gov. Bodwell +. {
l. lques, Fred l.. Boothby and Judge Hamil
ION were chosen a committee to represent tn,
,ciub at the funeral
AT meeting of the citizens tonight
speeches were made and resolutions passed
touching the death of the Governor Mayo
lPdrcher, Aldermen Sprague and Farr, Coun
Icilmen Ethells, Dearing and Jones have
been chosen from the city government tt
lattend The fmneral tomorroM.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
|CRIMES and ACC,Ur.. '
FOR HIS LIFE.
John E. Hutchinson Tried for the Mur
der of Dan w Grant

TACOMA, n. II. Dec. 10.
The trial of John f. Hutchinson for man
having killed Daniel W. Grant
Sept. 26 commenced today, Attorney Gen
leral Barnard and County Solicitor Ilibbar
for the state, and Jewell, Stone and Cogs
|well for Hutchinson. The trial is likely t,
continue through the week